Songwriting contests!

Songwriting contests are excellent as exposer-and promotion , that
can boost your songwriting career sky high. Your songs will be heard by
professionals and even if you don't win , people have seen your name and
heard your music.

A contest is almost the same imput as sending your promotion package to a publisher or a a&r exc people.

Although, there's a difference, with a contest you will get
noticed, positive or negative. You will get a chance, just like
everybody else.If you sent a package, you never sure to get anything
back

Most songwriting contests are for amateurs. Songwriters who
haven't been signed yet. This is your chance to get the recognition that
you deserved .

The songwriting landscape has changed a bit with the up-comming new big thing:namely the Youtube ,Yahoo...videos.

Of course,be careful with some contests, or better said , with
the organizers of. Some will offer you a demo recording and send you a
songwriter contract and ctr or with a price-list of their demo recording
service. Contest stops and commerce starts.

Think twice and decide yourself.

Here's the list...

Normally these contest are accessible for every songwriter, whatever
country he's or she comes from, you can and shall get an entry (when you
pay the access fee of course). But, to make things clear and avoid
disappointments, better read the rules of entry first. You never can be
too sure, do you.

Unsigned only is a world wide music competition created for bands, solo artists, singer songwriters...and others who are not signed to any label...

www.songoftheyear.com
Song of the Year is an international contest encouraging the art and
discipline of songwriting. Our primary focus is to find great
songwriters while helping them network with professionals in the music
industry